GENERAL NONPROFIT LINKS (back to top)
http://www.guidestar.org
Searchable database of nearly one million nonprofit agencies, including foundations. Includes information from IRS tax form 990.
http://nonprofit.about.com
About Nonprofit Charitable orgs is a large and up-to-date source of information about and for nonprofit organizations.
http://www.canonprofits.org
California Association of Nonprofits is a statewide organization of 2,000 nonprofit organizations with a mission to strengthen and expand the professionalism, governance, influence, and effectiveness of California nonprofit organizations.
http://www.cof.org
Council on Foundations - A nonprofit membership association of grantmaking foundations and corporations.
http://fdncenter.org
Foundation Center offers grant maker information, an online library, fundraising news, books, CD-ROMs, and seminars.
http://www.idealist.org
Idealist (Action without Borders) is a global directory of nonprofit-related information, including non-profit organizations, consultants, products, services, publications, events, and jobs and internships.
http://www.mapfornonprofits.org
Management Assistance Program for Nonprofits offers a free management library for nonprofits with 75 categories and an index of 675 topics.
http://www.inom.org/research/NPfacts.html
Statistical information about the California nonprofit sector from the University of San Francisco's Institute for Nonprofit Organization Management, including information and graphs by county and type of agency. Includes philanthropic statistics.
http://www.managementhelp.org/ Authenticity Consulting's free web resource with topical listings covering most key issues and concerns of organizational mangers
ADVOCACY/LOBBYING (back to top)
http://www.afj.org
Alliance for Justice is a national association of environmental, civil mental health, women’s, children’s and consumer advocacy organizations working to advance justice for all Americans.
http://www.independentsector.org
Independent Sector is a membership group of nonprofit organizations, foundations and corporate philanthropy programs working to promote a just society of active citizens, healthy communities and a vibrant democracy.
BOARD EFFECTIVENESS (back to top)
http://www.boardsource.org
Board Source (formerly National Center for Nonprofit Boards) is dedicated to increasing the effectiveness of nonprofit organizations by strengthening their boards of directors. Provides topic papers, books, and other publications.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (back to top)
http://www.allianceonline.org
The Alliance for Nonprofit Management maintains an FAQ on basic financial management issues.
http://www.mapfornonprofits.org
Management Assistance Program for Nonprofits offers a detailed, basic guide on non-profit financial management.
FUND DEVELOPMENT (back to top)
http://www.afpnet.org
Association of Fundraising Professionals represents 26,000 members in four countries working to advance philanthropy through advocacy, education, and certification programs. AFP offers professional development resources for fund development personnel.
http://www.grantproposal.com
Grant Proposal.com is a site devoted to providing free resources for both advanced grant writing consultants and inexperienced nonprofit staff.
http://grants.library.wisc.edu
The Grants Information Center at the University of Wisconsin at Madison includes newsletters in print and electronic format containing nonprofit news, funding updates, and related items about philanthropy, fundraising, and specific grants.
http://www.guidestar.org
GuideStar is a searchable database of nearly one million nonprofit organizations in the United States.
http://www.internet-prospector.org
Internet Prospector is produced by a network of volunteers who mine the Net for prospect research nuggets.
http://www.nonprofitmatrix.com
Nonprofit Matrix is an online guide to commercial application service providers that serve the nonprofit sector.
http://grants.library.wisc.edu/organizations/proposalwebsites.html
Proposal Writing Resources has guidelines for proposal writing. Include advice on letters of inquiry and sample proposals.
http://www.nozasearch.com
Find new prospects or research the giving patterns of your current donors instantly and easily with NOZA, the world's largest searchable database of charitable gifts; more than 21 million individual, corporate and foundation donation records.
GOVERNMENT (back to top)
http://www.cfda.gov
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance allows you to search a database to find assistance programs meeting your requirements and eligibility. Includes several aids to guide in the writing of proposals.
http://caag.state.ca.us
Charitable Trusts - Office of the Attorney General, State of California is a state resource on all California Foundations.
http://getgrants.ca.gov
GetGrants! (Governor's Office for Innovation in Government) allows users to identify grant sources within California's departments through a single search.
http://www.nonprofitresearch.org
The Nonprofit Sector Research Fund awards research grants and organizes convenings to expand knowledge of the nonprofit sector and philanthropy, improve nonprofit practices and inform public policy related to nonprofits.
http://www.irs.gov/charities/index.html
Internal Revenue Service - Charities & Non-Profits has tax exemption information to determine if an organization is eligible to apply for recognition of exemption from Federal income taxation.
http://www.usa.gov/Business/Business_Gateway.shtml
U.S. NonProfit Gateway is a one-stop electronic link to the federal government for nonprofit organizations.
JOB RESOURCES (back to top)
http://www.nonprofitjobs.org
Community Career Center is dedicated to the employment needs of individuals and organizations in the nonprofit world.
http://www.dotorgjobs.com
Dot Org Jobs is an online employment resource for the nonprofit sector.
http://careers.nonprofitoyster.com/c/search.cfm?site_id=78
NonprofitOyster is a national and international nonprofit job listing website. Positions are listed within the entire spectrum of the nonprofit and social service sectors (entry-level to executive, as well as paid internships/fellowships, and consulting positions).
http://www.opportunitynocs.org
Opportunity Knocks lists classified ads for jobs nationwide in the nonprofit sector.
http://www.nonprofitjobscoop.org
A resource offered by the "Nonprofit Jobs Cooperative", a collboration of Management Service Organizations from across the United States
http://www.deepsweep.com
Nonprofit job board free to both job seekers and nonprofits offering jobs.
http://careercenter.canonprofits.org/
California Association of Nonprofit's (CAN's) New "Job Seeking" and "Recruitment" resource focused on California employment opportunities.
MANAGEMENT & PLANNING (back to top)
http://www.nonprofitcenters.org
Collaborating for Success provides information for creating affordable office and program space for nonprofit organizations. It contains information and tools for managing multi-tenant facilities and explores the policy and business decisions necessary to meet the real estate needs of nonprofits.
http://www.fairdata2000.com
Fair Data will show you where there are pockets of poverty, low education levels, and where different ethnic groups congregate. Developed for groups who need to present census info quickly and don't have access to planners and GIS software.
http://www.mapfornonprofits.org/
Management Assistance for Nonprofits offers the Free Management Library, including articles, templates, and other materials for nonprofits.
http://nccsdataweb.urban.org/NCCS/Public
National Center for Charitable Statistics is the national clearinghouse of data on the nonprofit sector in the US.
http://www.networkforgood.org
Network for Good is a tool for nonprofits in the areas of fundraising, volunteers, and advocacy which provides online registration of nonprofits in order to receive donations through the site.
http://www.nkca.ucla.edu
NKCA- Neighborhood Knowledge California is a project of the Advanced Policy Institute at the University of California and serves as statewide, interactive website that assembles and maps a variety of databases that can be used in neighborhood research.
http://www.kdv.com/articles.html
Nonprofit Management Tips is a library of nonprofit management information, including regulations, tax legislation, finance, nonprofit management, fund raising, technology compliance, and employee compensation.
http://www.ucsb-efp.com
Santa Barbara South Coast Community Indicators Report is a community project of UCSB providing detailed economic analysis, data and forecasts on Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Ventura counties.
NEWS, NEWSLETTERS, JOURNALS, CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS (back to top)
http://www.charitychannel.com
Charity Channel offers discussion forums on grants and foundations, law of tax exempt organizations, college and university advancement, health care philanthropy, arts and social organization fund raising, and mentoring.
http://philanthropy.com
Chronicle of Philanthropy is a widely read biweekly news publication.
http://www.pfdf.org
Leader to Leader Institute’s (formerly The Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofits) mission is to "help the social sector achieve excellence in performance and build responsible citizenship” through seminars and publications.
http://news.gilbert.org
Non-Profit Online News by editor Michael Gilbert writes one-line summaries of the latest news and provides interviews, links and tech trends. Major news source web links listed.
http://www.nptimes.com
Nonprofit Times, published biweekly, provides news to nonprofit executive managers.
http://fdncenter.org/pnd
Philanthropy News Digest is the news digest of the Foundation Center.
RISK MANAGEMENT (back to top)
http://www.nonprofitrisk.org
Nonprofit Risk Management Center helps minimize risks for nonprofit staff and volunteers, offering publications, a newsletter, library, consulting, and audits.
http://www.niac.org
Nonprofits’ Insurance Alliance of California provides information and works with local brokers to provide insurance coverage exclusively for the needs of California nonprofit organizations.
TECHNOLOGY (back to top)
http://www.igc.org
The mission of the Institute for Global Communications is to promote movements for economic and social justice, human rights, and environmental sustainability by providing and developing accessible computer networking tools.
http://www.techsoup.org
Tech Soup is a portal for all topics dealing with nonprofits and technology.
http://www.nonprofit-tech.org
Nonprofit Tech is a technology assistance organization for nonprofits. Features tips and tricks, a technology forum, and software recommendations.
http://www.nten.org
Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network is dedicated to connecting and supporting individuals and organizations that empower non-profits to use technology to achieve their missions.
http://aidmatrix.com/
Aidmatrix uses technology to facitilitate the donation and allocation of humanitarian aid and offers solutions for distribution fundraising needs.
VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT (back to top)
http://www.idealist.org
Action Without Borders maintains a huge directory of nonprofit and volunteering resources.
http://energizeinc.com
Energize is an international training, consulting, and publishing firm specializing in volunteerism.
http://www.servenet.org
Servenet matches volunteers with youth service organizations.
http://www.volunteermatch.org
VolunteerMatch assists individuals nationwide find volunteer opportunities posted by local nonprofit and public sector organizations.
http://californiavolunteers.org/
A resource provided by the State of California Governor's office to help Caliofornia's nonprofit and human service providers find volunteers.
STARTING A NONPROFIT (back to top)
http://www.cnmsocal.org/Services/p_grgs.html
“Get Ready Get Set” is a free, downloadable 38-page publication that gives an overview of the process to undertake when forming a new nonprofit agency.
http://foundationcenter.org/
The Foundation Center’s 12 steps to starting a nonprofit organization.
EN ESPANOL (back to top)
http://www.fundforsantabarbara.org/
Fund for Santa Barbara acepta propuestas en espanol y ofrece clases de la escritura de la propuesta libres en espanol.
http://netaction.org/training/versions.html
Lector virtual del entrenamiento del activista: “Usando Internet para el alcance y la organizacion”, por NetAction, una organizacion sin animo de lucro basada en San Francisco cuyo fin es ensenar a los activistas en el uso de internet para la organizacion, alcance y cabildeo.
http://www.civicus.org/new/content/civitoolkits2.htm
Una coleccion de trece guias y recursos para las organizaciones no lucrativas incluyendo desarrollo de una estrategia financiera, redaccion de una propuesta financiera y planificacion estrategica.
http://fdncenter.org/learn/shortcourse/prop1_sp.html
Curso breve para escribir propuestas.
http://cnmsocal.org/Services/p_grgs_spanish.html
“En sus marcas….listos”. ?Desea usted formar una nueva corporacion no-lucrativa? En este libro gratis se exploran muchas de las preguntas que es necesario resolver antes de registrar su organizacion.
http://www.synergos.org/globalphilanthropy/espanol/
"Financiamiento Sustentabilidad de las Organizaciones Sin Fines de Lucro" y "Creando una Fundacion: una guia practica para profesionales."
OTHER LOCAL RESOURCES(back to top)
http://www.sbnewcomers.org/
A city focussed service learning and networking organization for individuals recently relocating in Santa Barbara.
http://www.leadsb.org/
A leadership development and networking nonprofit serving Santa Barbara County that enhances leadership potential for participants chosen to particiapte in this 8 month edcuational program.
http://www.tixity.com
Local calendar and resource for nonprofits, fundraisers, events and recreation.
www.sbparent.com
Guide for Santa Barbara family resources.
